Vietnam AT72 at Da Nang on Oct 21st 2013, arrived without left nose wheel
Last Update: October 22, 2013 / 18:45:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 21, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Vietnam Airlines
Flight number
VN-1673
Departure
Haiphong, Vietnam
Destination
Da Nang, Vietnam
Aircraft Registration
VN-B219
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
The airline confirmed that VN-B219 dropped a nose wheel sometime somewhere during flight VN-1673. Three searches for the wheel each at both Haiphong and Da Nang Airport remained without success. The search is now being extended to the close vicinity of the aerodromes in the departure path and path of final approach. The crew had not detected any anomalies during departure or landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 21, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Vietnam Airlines
Flight number
VN-1673
Departure
Haiphong, Vietnam
Destination
Da Nang, Vietnam
Aircraft Registration
VN-B219
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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